Lead futures
were trading low in the domestic market during the morning trade on Friday as investors
& speculators trimmed their bets in the industrial metal amid drop in
physical demand for lead, from battery-makers, in the domestic spot market.

At the MCX, for
November 2016 contract lead futures is trading at Rs 142.60 per kg, downward by
0.11 %, after opening at Rs 143.40, against a last close of Rs 142.75. It
touched the intra-day lower of Rs 142.40.